Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Did you ponder the truth of God coming to earth? Today, let us consider that He did not come unannounced.

Malachi 3: 1 (HCSB): ""See, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me."

The Old Testament gives us a number of prophecies about the first coming of Christ. And in these prophecies, it was told that one would come and announce His coming. In hind sight we can see that this one is John the Baptist. John came proclaiming that the Messiah was in their mist. And many ignored him.

We are to be God's messengers to a lost and dying world. We are to proclaim that He came, is in our midst, and will come again. And many will ignore us. However, that doesn't mean that we stop being what God called us to. We are messengers. And this season of Christmas gives us an universal opportunity to proclaim the truth.

Today, take the time to share with someone that Christ has come, is here, and is coming again.

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